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Environment and Public Works: Senate Committee · June 3, 2026

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Chair opening, FHWA budget and IJA implementation

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4:00 → 11:09(7m 10s)

Chair Capito opened the hearing, thanked Administrator McMaster and outlined FHWA's FY2027 budget request (~$66 billion total: roughly $65 billion from the Highway Trust Fund and $1.5 billion from the general fund). She highlighted staffing needs in state division offices, a backlog of roughly 3,200 unsigned grant awards left by the prior administration, August redistribution pressures (FHWA estimate of ~$8.5 billion), and a $370 million lapse in contract authority tied to a discretionary grant program.

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Senate Environment and Public Works committee hearing on the Federal Highway Administration's FY2027 budget, grant backlog and implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; senators pressed Administrator Shawn McMaster about stalled discretionary grants (notably EV charging grants), August redistribution pressures, NEPA/permitting reform and project readiness across states including Alaska and tribal communities.

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